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A WELL DESIGNED COUNTRY HOME

Hugh and Gendy Parry Okeden have created an enviable work-life balance in a bucolic setting on Sydney’s outskirts.

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DRESSED FOR A GIRL’S NIGHT IN

The cooler weather is a great excuse for a fireside catch-up with a few close friends. It’s also wine o’clock.

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THE NOVEMBER ISSUE IS HERE!

For this issue of Australian Country we’re looking forward to the warmer weather as we start our tour around the country with a beautiful beach house at Peregian on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. We welcome spring by visiting a splendid garden in the NSW Southern Highlands and take a tour of a wonderful historic homestead in north-eastern Tasmania. Click here to get your copy.

JAZZ BY THE BAY

JAZZ BY THE BAY

Jazz and music lovers everywhere came to Western Australia’s South West region for the 2016 Jazz by the Bay festival.

Cooking in Italy

Cooking in Italy

Australian Country visited Amy La Via’s cooking school whilst on our quick stopover in the ever so stunning Lake Como, Italy.

KAREN BURBURY’S RECIPES

KAREN BURBURY’S RECIPES

Tasmanian restaurateur Karen Burbury has built a hugely successful business from the most inauspicious foundations.

TASMANIA’S LOCAL HEROES

TASMANIA’S LOCAL HEROES

Tasmanian restaurateur Karen Burbury has built a hugely successful business from the most inauspicious foundations.

EGGPLANT RECIPES

EGGPLANT RECIPES

The reason eggplant is a staple of so many different cuisines is because no matter how you dress it for dinner it will be delicious.

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EDITOR’S LETTER SEPT/OCT 2016

Kirsty McKenzie’s letter from the Sep/Oct 2016 issue of AC.

A NEW LIFE FOR ABANDONED IRON BEDS

A NEW LIFE FOR ABANDONED IRON BEDS

Mark and Lynne Bennett have spent the best part of two decades breathing new life into old and abandoned iron beds.

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WHEN LOVE FINDS A HERITAGE HOME

They say that true love always triumphs. Graham Higgins is lucky enough to have seen the prophecy come true twice.

SHAKESPEARE’S ENGLAND

SHAKESPEARE’S ENGLAND

A trip to England on the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death provides ample opportunities to reconnect with his universal themes.

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A GARDEN DESIGNED TO SHARE

Nick Smith has devoted almost two decades to creating an ambitious garden, which he is now keen to share with visitors.

THE PYRENEES

THE PYRENEES

Wines in the Pyrenees, a wine for celebrating, a wine for lashing out and a wine for cocktail making.

SUN WORLD TABLE GRAPE RECIPES

SUN WORLD TABLE GRAPE RECIPES

Farmers growing Sun World table grapes aim to provide consumers with a grape for every season

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Australian Country 25.4

Our Latest Issue

This issue tells the real stories from the heartland. This is the season for a travelling as we explored Oberon in the NSW Central West and then we headed to Beechworth in north-eastern Victoria. At home with Helen Hopgood who has restored a former railway station master’s cottage, and another inspiring tale from Stanthorpe in Queensland’s Granite Belt where orchardists Ellen and Justin Fawdon have decided to use their stone fruit for a diversification into fruit-based vinegars and shrubs.

Real stories from the heartland you don’t want to miss.

MAYFLOWER FARM

MAYFLOWER FARM

Flowers are nature’s gift to humanity, according to Chris May who has forged a career around their fleeting beauty.

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THE SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER ISSUE IS HERE!

For this issue, we’ve again scoured the countryside and caught up with some fascinating people and places. We visit the historic home and garden of Withycombe in the NSW Blue Mountains, an old butter factory in the Adelaide Hills and the magnificent Harrow homestead on Queensland’s Darling Downs. While in London recently we visited Aussie-born-and-bred Ric Glenn in his domain and the gardens of the Cadogan Estate.

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OUR SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER ISSUE IS HERE

For our new issue of Australian Country, we’ve again scoured the countryside and caught up with some fascinating people and places.

SUN WORLD TABLE GRAPES

SUN WORLD TABLE GRAPES

Farmers growing Sun World table grapes aim to provide consumers with a grape for every season

MUDGEE GETAWAY

MUDGEE GETAWAY

The quiet town of Mudgee in the NSW Mid-West provides a feast for the senses in a very civilised, bucolic setting. See. Hear. Smell. Taste. Touch.

PUMPKIN RECIPES

PUMPKIN RECIPES

The pumpkin is a versatile vegetable whose flesh, skin and seeds have been used over many centuries to create food, medicine, mats and, of course, jack-o’-lanterns.

COUNTRY HOME IN TOWN

COUNTRY HOME IN TOWN

They might take in city rather than rural views from their verandah, but this Australian family will always remain country at heart.

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MARKDALE STATION

Markdale Station in the NSW Southern Tablelands has evolved under the benevolent hands of three generations of the polo-loving Ashton family.

TEACHING HOMESTEAD SKILLS

TEACHING HOMESTEAD SKILLS

Anna and John Mahy took a bottle of wine, a world atlas and a pin and somehow ended up teaching homestead skills on New Zealand’s south island.

FLEURIEU PENINSULA RESTORATION

FLEURIEU PENINSULA RESTORATION

An encounter at a picnic meeting culminated in the restoration of one of Fleurieu Peninsula’s homesteads.

MUSHROOM RECIPES

MUSHROOM RECIPES

It is widely agreed that the versatile mushroom makes a delightful addition to a whole range of dishes. See what you can come up with!

SMALL ISLAND OFF THE FRENCH COAST

SMALL ISLAND OFF THE FRENCH COAST

It may only be tiny, but Île de Ré on the French Atlantic coast is big on history, natural beauty and a laid-back holiday vibe.

PORT PHILLIP BAY HIDEAWAY

PORT PHILLIP BAY HIDEAWAY

The best of country and beach living, a love of fresh produce and plenty of space for their many commercial coffee machines drew this family to an old house perched above Port Phillip Bay.

FOR FOOD, FASHION AND TRAVEL

FOR FOOD, FASHION AND TRAVEL

Combine your passion for food, fashion and travel collide in the creative and stylish melting pot of the Treloar-Cornish household.

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QUEENSLANDER RENOVATION

Fine architectural foundations, a talent for project management and diy, and access to dental tools have all contributed to this character-laden renovation of a classic Queenslander.

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